Improvement in animal-muzzles



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ANIMAL MUZZLE.

Patented Aug. 29,1876.

N. PEEIS, GRA PHER, WASHINGTON. D CV UNITEDl STATEs PATENT CDEEIcEoSCOTT F. OROWELL, OF OTTO, YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN ANIMAL-MUZZLES.

Speeication forming part of Letters Patent No. 181,560, dated August 29,1876; application tiled April 21, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ScoTT F. CROWELL, of Otto, in the county ofCattaraugus and State of N ew York, have invented certain Improvementsin Cattle Rings and Muzzles, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates to the combination of a cattle ring and muzzle insuch a way that it may be used for the purpose of leading cattle, or asa muzzle to prevent them from sucking. It consists in a plate ofpeculiar shape, to which two curved levers are pivoted. These leversterminate with balls at the outer ends which clasp in the nostrils ofthe animal, and the other ends terminate in points which stand nearlyperpendicular to the said plate and parallel to each other, and areembraced by a suitable clasp, which retains the levers in position. Thepoints mentioned are provided ,with a leather case, which is kept inplace by means of a strap, which also-passes through a ring to which thestrap for leading the animal is attached.

In the drawing, Figure lis a perspective view. Fig. 2 represents themuzzle in posi.- tion to apply to the animal.

A is a plate having a portion cut away at a. B B are curved leverspivoted at O C, terminatin g in balls at b b and points at c c, whichare bent up at nearly right angles to the plate A. These points areembraced by the clasp D, which is held in place by the spring-key d,which passes through a post, e, attached to the plate A. E .is a leathercase which covers the points c c when not in use. This case is held inplace by the strap f, which passes through it and the plate A. When thedevice is used for leading cattle, a ring, to which a strap is attached,is buckled into the strap f.

It will be seen that when the device is placed in its proper position inthe animals nose it may be used for leading, as Ordinary cattle-rin gsare used, and when it is desired to use it as a muzzle the leather caseE is removed, and the points c c will effectually prevent sucking.Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new.` and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the plate A, levers B, (terminating in balls at bb and points at c 0,) and clasp D,'as shown and described.

2. The combination of the leather case E,

strap f, and points c c, as set forth.

SCOTT F. GROWELL. Witnesses: p

GHANNING W. STRIGKLAND, JOHN WAGNER.

